post it here too so if anyone else wants to wrote to her you can :)
Okay this is a semi-long story but worth it.
I had come across this article online, it was sad because it was
of a little girl who had once been healthy but now had a rare
blood disease. Her family has had some help from their
community and among things given was $500.
(text of the whole story below since the link itself wasn't
comnnecting via email..)
This was the quote that got me
"In addition to the parrot, which was donated by a Paducah
resident, a pet shop there donated a large cage. The Dream
Factory also raised enough money to purchase a canopy bed for
the youngster and send Makayla on a $500 shopping spree
Monday afternoon at the Marion Wal-Mart.
"She's going to use some of that money to buy a new
bedspread, a fish aquarium and probably several Bratz dolls --
those are her favorite," Flare said."
I thought its amazing that there are some things that can still
make her happy in this sad time and so cute its Bratz dolls
among them.
And my cool friends at MGA wanted to get her contact info to help
her out. So since no one was there at the paper when I called
except an operator in another town, and no one at the charity, I
got the Doctor's number off the web and they were there *yay*
and they gave me a number- and it was wrong! LOL SO I called
back and got a second number- and it was the little girl's mom!!
*yay*
Now MGA is going to get in contact and I have a feeling a certain
girl's Holiday season is going to have some extra special
happiness added to it. I just thought that was so cool and
thought that would make you guys smile too. This just
happened earlier today!
her time of trouble you can send her cards:
Mikayla Morrison
c/o Dream Factory of Southern Illinois,
P.O. Box 1792, Marion, IL, 62959,
I just wanted to share a happy story that will make a sad one
have some happiness added to it. ...again MGA rocks!!
:)
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DREAM FACTORY GRANTS AILING GOREVILLE GIRL'S WISH
BY JOHN D. HOMAN
THE SOUTHERN
Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 6:56 AM CST
A once-healthy Goreville girl now clings to life day by day at
home while suffering from a rare blood disorder known as HLH,
which she contracted in early June.
The disease strikes only one in a million children.
Makayla Morrison, who turned 10 last month, was in a recliner
Monday afternoon bundled in a blanket and hooked up to an
oxygen tank. She has persevered through a multitude of physical
ailments the last few months, including a heart attack, a series
of strokes, several seizures, a collapsed lung and impaired
vision.
Although happy to be back in a more comfortable and familiar
environment, Morrison is unable to raise herself, much less
walk. She does have an awareness of what's going on around
her, however, and communicates mostly with and through her
mother, Brandy Flare.
On Monday, Janeann Wall, area coordinator with the Southern
Illinois chapter of The Dream Factory, and other volunteers with
the 12-member group, paid a visit to Morrison's home on the 100
block of South Fly Street.
They gave Makayla a parrot named Harley.
"This is the first wish we have granted as a chapter," Wall said.
"It all happened pretty fast. I heard about Makayla last week
through a woman at my church, so I contacted her doctor in
Marion (Renato Katubig) who gave me Brandy's phone number.
And she and I have been talking back and forth quite a bit the last
few days."
In addition to the parrot, which was donated by a Paducah
resident, a pet shop there donated a large cage. The Dream
Factory also raised enough money to purchase a canopy bed for
the youngster and send Makayla on a $500 shopping spree
Monday afternoon at the Marion Wal-Mart.
"She's going to use some of that money to buy a new
bedspread, a fish aquarium and probably several Bratz dolls --
those are her favorite," Flare said.
Flare said she couldn't thank the community of Goreville and
other Southern Illinoisans enough for their generosity.
"The fund-raisers paid for just about everything when we were in
Cincinnati at the children's hospital," said Andy Morrison,
Makayla's father. "They paid for our food, clothes, toys, and the
ride home."
There was enough money left over to pay for three months rent at
their new home in Goreville, too. Morrison, a carpenter by trade
who also has experience with concrete finishing, said he is still
looking for full-time employment. He gave up a job in California
to be with his daughter in the hospital.
Flare said her daughter complains of a constant sore stomach.
The chemotherapy treatments sapped the child of much of her
strength and energy. A bone marrow transplant might have cured
her, but no donor was found and her body has been unable to
withstand the chemo treatments. After a three-month stay in
Cincinnati, the decision was made to discontinue treatments
and Makayla was allowed to go home.
"Makayla's spirits are much better now that she's home," Brandy
said. "This illness has traumatized all of us. We still have to go to
the hospital in Marion about every other day for a blood
transfusion, which takes several hours at a time. Only by the
grace of God and the help of this community have we been able
to survive all of this."
Her voice barely audible, Makayla said she was happy to receive
the gift of the parrot and that she was thankful to all her friends
who have come by to see her since she's been home.
Makayla's aunts, Trina Gold of Paducah and Chris Bryant of
Jacksonville, Fla., were busy comforting their niece. Makayla's
cousins were in the yard playing.
Anyone who would like to donate to The Dream Factory, may
contact Wall at (618) 937-4960 or Janet Campbell at (618)
922-0466. They may also mail contributions to: Dream Factory of
Southern Illinois, P.O. Box 1792, Marion, IL, 62959.
On Dec. 4, the group will host a bazaar and rummage sale as a
fund-raiser at the Johnston City Scout Cabin from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m.
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